southsider2k5

Now that is how you stop a DP.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:22 PM) Not really that was not a sure hit at all. lol. OK.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 07:42 PM) I don't either. That's over 500k per HR unless you think he'll hit more than 10 in about 60 games. Considering he is at 14 in right about 100 games...

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:22 PM) I am That is worse.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:19 PM) f***ing Gordon QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:20 PM) Beckham continues the suck tour. Watch the game.

Jesus. The steal takes the SS right to the back, turning a hit into a DP for Beckham. Alejandro of course obliges by making sure he gets no where near the SS, because why would you try to break up the DP, right?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:10 PM) I thought Boras, that the most you could bid was the cap amount (or what the agreed upon bid was). You couldn't ever go past that, so you were tied to the slotting system. This just meant if a team wasn't willing to pay slot because of an injury risk, the player could go out and find another team who would pay that value. The team that didn't want to pay is restored by getting their draft pick and the player, who was going to be forced to take less money or re-enter the process, was made whole by going to another organization who paid. In terms of southsiders post, he was referring to the fact that under the Boras scenario, the maximum bid, was $6.5M (which I believe was the agreed upon offer prior to the physical) and thus since the player couldn't reach an agreement after the physical, they would become a free agent and no team could offer more then 6.5M (but could offer less). However, in this case, southsider is assuming, every team in baseball would offer the maximum, which then poses the question, do you leave it up to the player to then pick the team or is there another process to determine when similar teams have same bid? Exactly.

I love Chris Sale.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 06:39 PM) KW, and it felt like a bargain at the time, thus making the trade seem even more one-sided in their favor. Really with the options years built in the way that they were, it was great contract. Santos stood to lose way more than the Sox if he had pitched like a real closer.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 06:30 PM) I'd do Santos and Deck McGuire for Beckham at this point if Santos wasn't owed $6 million next year. Yikes. Santos has a $750k buyout option for each of the next three years. Needless to say he isn't getting paid $6 million next year.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 05:00 PM) I want a top ten pick this year and another top 15 pick next year. I think a few trades are coming that will guarantee a top ten pick, which will really benefit the team because the draft is pretty solid. If this franchise is sub .500 for 3 straight years, we have really big problems.

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/followi...rade-him-072114 more at link

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 04:17 PM) And this will probably be the first time he's claimed, if things get that far. It would be about a $5 million price tag for the claiming team. I don't think it happens.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 04:18 PM) I have no idea what that's in reference to, but yes, you are. It's only a potential "distraction" because of dumb bigots and that stance only adds to ithat climate of acceptable bigotry. This. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/tony-dungy-s-...-195216393.html It is especially bad when you think about how recently it was that a black headcoach wouldn't have been "totally smooth"

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 04:00 PM) Alex Fernandez, not Wilson Alvarez. Bah. Yeah. Anyways, Bobby Hill was the other guy the Sox lost.

I had totally forgotten Colby Lewis took a paternity leave. I wonder if anyone told him that it was in the unwritten rules of baseball that baseball>family?

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 4m Don Cooper has vertigo and likely will miss the #Royals series.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 03:37 PM) every since Scott B, the sports agent, came into baseball and the sox lost out on Alex Fernandez and Bobby Seay, the baseball world was on the players side somewhat. its the old David vs Goliath story with the baseball org as Goliath. now let see modern day with Rodon, I am just as happy we got a very good young prospect to help the sox org, and the sox even went overslot to get him. now comes hou and their maneuvering which failed miserable, now everyone in baseball sports forum and sports site is chastising the org for screwing up. many are on Aiken side and rightful so. so let me put it this way. Baseball is both a business and a sports and should not be confuse. on the business side, the org has to deal with advisors/agents and the big bosses created the draft with slot money for signing bonuses. this was to help curb the ability of the agent somewhat and give what they believe a good bonus on the slot they were drafted. however, players can sign for more or less. the sox as an example had to go over slot by +/- 15 % to sign him. if not then the sox would have lost the pick this yr with all the bonus money till next yr. ok I am with that then why couldn't hou offer 90% of the allotted money and says sign or go back to school, which they did. so why is hou wrong. taking their stupidity of the injury out of the equation. you can use any team for this example, but why is the team wrong for using the same tact that sports agents being for yrs. The Sox didn't lose out on Alex Fernandez. He signed, and spent nearly six years with the club, until he was almost a free agent, and was traded to SF in the White Flag trade.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 03:54 PM) I wonder how many times Sox have put Dunn on waivers.... 3.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 02:53 PM) That is actually a very reasonable proposal. Is there any doubt that 29 other teams would bid the same $6.5 million?

Interesting to see here, his velocity is down since leaving Chicago, and he is throwing his slider a lot more than he ever did with us. He apparently dropped his two seam fastball totally. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...&position=P

QUOTE (Brentmd2 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 02:29 PM) Title says it all...anyone interested in bringing him back? Not unless he clears waivers and gets released. He is getting paid $3.75m this year, plus still has $750k in a buyout coming after this season.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 02:18 PM) No, I'm not acting like that at all. I'm questioning the allocation of resources to a s*** backup PG for the BAE when more interesting moves were available, or players with different skill sets (offense) were available. Other bulls fans, who liked the offseason, need to convince themselves that because they like Doug and Nikola, that Kirk must also have been a good addition because they like to feel good and not think of anything bad. But Kirk sucks, we know he sucks because we've watched him suck, and this season when he dribbles in circles for 20 minutes and can't get the ball to our incredible second line of shooters, we will hear about how Kirk sucks on this very board that is so happy we used our last bit of attractive flexibility on Kirk Hinrich. Hinrich fits what the Bulls need. They don't need a guy who can win you games. They need a guy who won't hurt you while Derrick Rose isn't on the floor. A defender first player is the perfect thing to have behind Rose, especially as you are building a bench with shooters that can take care of the offense.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:33 PM) I didn't say he was. Then there is even less reason to be in an uproar about it. Hinrich's primary job will be to spell Rose. The lions share of his minutes will be logged there. He will get a few minutes here and there at the 2 as match ups and game situations dictate. It is hardly worth getting upset about.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:31 PM) That was my favorite ep because it had pace. This past week, I guess stuff happened, but it hit the end of the show and I was just still not grabbed. They have to move forward on something, they are covering too many story lines and need to pull some in by ep 5. This is usually when HBO shows start to pick up, they need to take notes. Agreed.